Kyle Lowry has shown that it is possible to elevate all the right aspects in the business of putting a player's career first without sacrificing loyalty and contribution to the team. Read more »
Toronto Raptors Analysis
The Business Of Being Kyle Lowry
Thirty Futures: Kawhi Leonard
A player we previously understood as a robotic extension of Gregg Popovich's will has become complicated. Read more »
2018 NBA Offseason Review: Atlantic Division
Breaking down the offseason moves from the Raptors, Celtics, 76ers, Knicks and Nets. Read more »
The Maximum Available 2019 Cap Space For All 30 NBA Teams
The NBA cap will jump by $7 million while some of the bad contracts of 2016 will come off the books, which means an abundance of cap space again. Read more »
2018 Eastern Conference Summer League Notes
Keith Smith emptied his notebook after speaking to players, coaches, front office personnel and agents with all 15 Eastern Conference teams. Read more »
Leroux's 2018 NBA Draft Review
On how all 30 teams fared in the 2018 NBA Draft. Read more »
Projected 2018 Cap Space For All 30 NBA Teams, Version 2.0
The Lakers, Pacers, Hawks and 76ers enter the offseason with the most project cap space. Read more »
The Grim Enterprise Of What's Next For The Raptors
It certainly feels like the end of an aspirational era the city of Toronto has been enjoying and suffering, dreaming and cringing through. After everything that's happened, after emptying the tank down 0-2 in a Game 3 and losing on an instantly iconic shot from your perennial tormentor, all optimism disintegrates. Read more »
Present Versus Future In The Eastern Conference
While the Raptors are trying to finally get past LeBron, the other side of the East features a pair of teams expected to dominate it for the next decade. Read more »
Ten-Year Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)
We look at the trajectory of every team in the NBA in terms of how they rank in the category. Read more »
Toronto Versus A Vulnerable East And Their Own Playoff History
The Raptors have convinced no one south of Ontario that this is the year they're making a Finals run because that's not something they can do with even an immensely impressive regular season. Read more »
Projected 2018 Cap Space For All 30 NBA Teams
Approximately 80 percent of the league will be over the cap. The cap spike that caused multiple teams to have copious amounts of cap space each summer from 2015 through 2017 has now flattened out Read more »
DeRozan, Love & My Experience With Mental Health Through The NBA
The courage it took DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love to speak their truths is far greater than anything they'll achieve on a basketball court. Read more »
Eastern Conference Buyers & Sellers At The Trade Deadline
With the Trade Deadline just a few days away, it is time to look at which teams are Buyers, Sellers, Either or Neither. Read more »
2017 Year-End NBA Team Portfolio Rankings
The Warriors, Rockets, Cavaliers, Celtics and 76ers enter 2018 as the top-5 teams in terms of players and assets. Read more »
Season Questions: Are The Raptors Still The East's 3rd Best Team?
Though it's not as sexy as what other clubs have done this summer, Toronto's commitment to continuity has them in an enviable spot out East. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Toronto Raptors
The Raptors are fine, and fine is a hard place to get to. They've got three more years of Lowry and DeRozan, three more years of playoffs. That's more than most. Read more »
Atlantic Division Offseason Review
Breaking down the short-term and long-term grades for the offseason moves of the Celtics, Knicks, Nets, 76ers and Raptors. Read more »
2017 Summer League Notes On All 30 NBA Teams
Notes and observations on all 30 NBA teams from how they evaluated their offseason moves and what they saw from their Summer League prospects. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Raptors Re-Sign Kyle Lowry, Give Core Three More Years
The Raptors were able to avoid giving Kyle Lowry more than a three-year deal, which not coincidentally lines up with the end of Serge Ibaka's deal and when DeMar DeRozan can become a free agent. Read more »
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